welcome to the special edition of hannity . happy new year we start tonight with highlights from the first ever red state blue state debate between florida governor ron desantis and california governor gavin newsom. take a look. let s get started. everybody ready? as we speak, there is a phenomenon playing out across the entire country. americans are leaving blue states in droves in favor of red states. you can see numbers on the screen right now from the years 2021 and 2022. these particular numbers are stark in the state that you lead in the case of governor newsom. according to the u.s. census, this is where the numbers come from. in 2021, 2022 california has lost 750,000 residents to other states. governor desantis, during that same two year period you gained 454,000 residents from other states. so governor desantis, we had a coin toss. i was not part of it. i missed it. apparently governor newsom won the coin toss. you chose to let governor desantis have the first quest
sean: and welcome to orthelcome to hannity. we are broadcasting live north of atlanta, georgia, where ingi, just a moment, we are going toin hear from the republican- th governor of florida, the democratic governor of the great state of california,a the first ever debate right here on the fox news channel. we will do our best to giveeq equal time to each governor, we will limitli answers to 60 s seconds.h a a 32nd time for rebuttal. let me start by introducing ron desantis, gavin newsom. thank you for being here. really appreciate it.ou i know p both of you personally. i know you are very busy. i know you love your individual states. you have a love for your country as i do.ere where we are, we have never been of this divided in a long time. there are clear differences in yourprof approach to governanced before we begin, one quick note to all of you watching at home. i am the longest running prime time cable host.in i am in my 28th year at fox. i am a conservative. however,
and welcome to hannity. and tonight, we are broadcasting live just nortand we ating liv norh of ate in alpharetta, georgia, where in justta, wheret a moment, we g to hear from the republican governor of florid a the democratic governor of the great state of california. what ie s the first ever red state blue state debate right here on the fox newswe wil channel? now, we will do our best to give equal time to each governor. our besequal to eachwe will lw seconds per question. we ll be a littlile as needed. let the debate breathe as needed along with a 32nd time for rebuttal. leh a 32ndt me start by introdug both florida governor ron desantis, governor gavin newsom. governors, thank you both for being here. really appreciate it. great to be on. i knowi know both of you person, i ve known you both for a long time. i know you re very bustime. y. i also know this.t i know that both of yobou loveth individual states. i know you both have a deep and abiding love for our country as i
we dominate in green tech and high tech. we dominate in artificial intelligence. with respect it s an interesting campaign strategy for ron desantis to be bashing a state of 40 million americans when california simply has no peers. that s a pretty slick way of not answering your question. he went on a binge of putting out of left-wing platitudes. here s what i would say. i talked to a lot of people who moved from california to florida. we never used to get people from california because why would you leave california? it s got the best weather. one of the things that i did, i m talking to a gentleman. i m going to let the debate breathe. it s his turn. let s take turns. i was talking to a fellow who d made the move from california to florida and told me florida is much better governed, safer, better budget, lower taxes and all this stuff. he s really happy with the quality of life. then he paused and said by the way, i am gavin newsom to